https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Prosecutors in Spain have decided to prosecute Jonas Falk for money laundering and tax evasion, El País reported this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180930/spain-to-prosecute-swedish-cocaine-king-on-new-charges Sun, 30 Sep 2018 05:37:51 +0200 spain-to-prosecute-swedish-cocaine-king-on-new-charges Colombia's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to recover more than 120 pieces of indigenous treasure given to the Spanish royal family by Colombia's president in the 19th century. https://www.thelocal.es/20171020/colombian-court-orders-return-of-indigenous-treasure-gifted-to-spain-in-19th-century Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:15:35 +0200 colombian-court-orders-return-of-indigenous-treasure-gifted-to-spain-in-19th-century Basque separatist group Eta criticised Spain and France on Tuesday for failing to reach the kind of peace agreement with it that Colombia did with the leftist FARC rebel force. https://www.thelocal.es/20160927/eta-calls-for-peace-agreement-similar-to-colombias Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:39:33 +0200 eta-calls-for-peace-agreement-similar-to-colombias The Red Cross said on Thursday it will help search for three journalists missing in Colombia whose disappearance the government blamed on a leftist rebel group. https://www.thelocal.es/20160527/colombia-blames-guerrillas-for-missing-journalists Fri, 27 May 2016 10:26:32 +0200 colombia-blames-guerrillas-for-missing-journalists Five journalists covering a Spanish colleague's suspected kidnapping by leftist guerrillas in northeast Colombia were attacked and detained by unknown assailants, and two of them are still missing, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160525/two-more-journalists-go-missing-in-northeast-colombia Wed, 25 May 2016 10:29:10 +0200 two-more-journalists-go-missing-in-northeast-colombia Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday his security forces had launched a sweeping operation to find a Spanish-Colombian journalist feared kidnapped by a leftist guerrilla group. https://www.thelocal.es/20160524/spanish-journalist-feared-kidnapped-by-colombia-rebels Tue, 24 May 2016 10:22:25 +0200 spanish-journalist-feared-kidnapped-by-colombia-rebels Billions of dollars in gold and silver from an 18th century shipwreck have left Spain and former colony Colombia at odds over who rightfully owns the loot. https://www.thelocal.es/20151214/spain-in-diplomatic-row-with-colombia-over-sunken-treasure-trove Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:44:04 +0100 spain-in-diplomatic-row-with-colombia-over-sunken-treasure-trove 12 people were arrested on Friday in the quiet Spanish town of Nijar as police seized 229 kilograms of cocaine as well as chemical equipment and firearms. https://www.thelocal.es/20141205/colombia-style-drugs-lab-busted-in-spain Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:57:00 +0100 colombia-style-drugs-lab-busted-in-spain It took over ten years but Spain on Monday returned to Colombia a huge and priceless find — almost 700 pieces of pre-Columbian art that Spanish authorities seized over a decade ago in a drug bust. https://www.thelocal.es/20140902/spain-returns-priceless-treasure-trove-to-colombia-archaeology-musuem Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:06:00 +0200 spain-returns-priceless-treasure-trove-to-colombia-archaeology-musuem Spain is to return almost 700 archaeological artefacts, worth a total of €5.15 million ($7 million), to Colombia after seizing them eleven years ago during a drug-trafficking investigation then storing them in a museum. https://www.thelocal.es/20140625/spain-sends-stolen-treasure-back-to-colombia Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:17:00 +0200 spain-sends-stolen-treasure-back-to-colombia A 78-year-old Spanish senior citizen has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the oldest drug mule ever busted in Colombia. https://www.thelocal.es/20140206/colombian-cops-nab-78-yr-old-spanish-drug-mule Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:05:00 +0100 colombian-cops-nab-78-yr-old-spanish-drug-mule The story of two Spaniards rescued after a month-long kidnap ordeal looks set to have a happy ending after their press conference turned into a public marriage proposal. https://www.thelocal.es/20130617/freed-spanish-kidnap-couple-propose-marriage Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:29:00 +0200 freed-spanish-kidnap-couple-propose-marriage Colombian police on Saturday freed two Spanish tourists who were kidnapped by criminals last month. https://www.thelocal.es/20130616/colombia-frees-two-kidnapped-spanish-tourists Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:40:00 +0200 colombia-frees-two-kidnapped-spanish-tourists Two Spanish tourists were kidnapped on Friday in a remote area of northeast Colombia by a group that claims to be part of the country’s notorious armed group FARC, Spain’s foreign ministry reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/guerrilla-group-kidnap-spaniards-in-colombia Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:00 +0200 guerrilla-group-kidnap-spaniards-in-colombia A mother and daughter are facing court in Galicia after allegedly plotting the murder of young man who slept with both of them. https://www.thelocal.es/20130404/family-affairs-spell-sad-end-for-latin-lover Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:21:00 +0200 family-affairs-spell-sad-end-for-latin-lover Spanish police have busted a Madrid-based ring of hitmen connected to Colombia's deadly drug trade. https://www.thelocal.es/20130226/spanish-special-ops-detain-colombian-hitmen Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:04:00 +0100 spanish-special-ops-detain-colombian-hitmen